Minishift

Develop Applications Locally in a Containerized OpenShift Cluster

Minishift is a tool that helps you run OpenShift locally by launching a single-node
OpenShift cluster inside a virtual machine. With Minishift you can try out OpenShift or
develop with it, day-to-day, on your local machine.

You can run Minishift on Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux operating systems. Minishift
uses libmachine
for provisioning virtual machines, and OpenShift Origin
for running the cluster.

Get Started

Minishift requires a hypervisor to run the virtual machine containing OpenShift. Depending on your
host operating system, you have the choice of the following hypervisors:

Resources

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Documentation

Want to learn how to use, troubleshoot, and develop Minishift? Check out the available documentation.

Community

Minishift is an open-source project forked from Minikube, and we welcome contributions!
Get in touch with Minishift developers at the #minishift channel on IRC (freenode).
You can also sign up to our mailing list to receive development updates, ask questions, suggest ideas and talk to the Minishift community.